Category: ანდაზები

Idle folks lack no excuses. Every day is holiday with sluggards (Br.). A lazy man always finds excuses (Am.) Il est toujours congé pour les paresseux. Ne rien faire de… Read more »

Strike while the iron is hot. Make hay while the sun shines. Il faut battre le fer pendant qu’il est chaud. Il faut écorcher l’anguille quand on la tient. Лови… Read more »

He that commits a fault think everyone speaks of it. He that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing. Every man’s faults are written on their foreheads (Am.). Every one’s faults… Read more »

All are not hunters that blow the horn. All are not hunters that dogs bark at. All are not thieves that dogs bark at (Am., Br.). La barbe ne fait… Read more »

He that has a full purse, never wanted a friend. A full purse has many friends. A full purse never lacks friends. Everyone is akin to the rich (Br.) Rich… Read more »

Cowards die many times before their death. Coward dies many times. Coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one. Des lâches meurent plusieurs fois avant leur décès Смерти бояться… Read more »

He who would search for pearls must dive below . The cat that would eat fish must wet her feet (Am.). Dry shoes won’t catch fish (Br.). Не who would… Read more »

Beauty lies in lover’s eyes. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Ass is beautiful to an ass, and a pig to a pig. Des gouts et des couleurs… Read more »

An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold. Les chiens ne font pas les chats. Осел останется ослом, Хотя осыпь его звездами; Осла хоть в Париж, все будет рыж. Надень… Read more »

If an ass goes a travelling, he’ll not come home a horse.(Br) Lead a pig to Rhine, it remains a pig (Br.). An ox remains an ox, even if driven… Read more »

All are not merry that dance lightly (Br) Every man is not merry that dances (Am.) Just because a man sings, it’s no sign he’s happy (Am.)   Not everyone… Read more »

All things come to those who wait Everything comes to him who waits Patient men win the day Good things come to those who wait Patience is a virtue Time… Read more »

Seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. God answers prayer. Les alouettes ne tombent pas toutes rôties dans la bouche Dieu vous protège! Dieu… Read more »

Many things happen unlooked for (Br.) C’est Gribouille qui se jette dans l’eau de peur qu’il ne se mouille Так богу угодно было. Знать, уж так суждено. Чего боишься, то… Read more »

A foll’s bolt may sometimes hit the mark. A fool may sometimes speak to the purpose. (Br.) Même un imbécile peut parfois faire un re(marque) Временем глупый — и тот свое… Read more »

One lie makes another. Не that tells a lie must invent twenty more to maintain it (Am.). A lie begets a lie (Br.). A lie begets a lie until they… Read more »

One drop of poison infects the whole turn of wine. One drop of poison can affect the whole (Am.). One drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine (Br.)…. Read more »

A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. Fools set stools for wise folks to stumble at (Br.). Fools set stools… Read more »

One drop of poison infects the whole turn of wine. A fly in the ointment. An ounce of vanity spoils a hundred weigh of merit. One drop of poison can… Read more »

A fool may give a wise man counsel. (Am.) A fool may sometimes speak to the purpose. (Br.) A fool’s bolt may sometimes hit the mark. (Br.) Même un imbécile… Read more »